Mycophilia : revelations from the weird world of mushrooms / Eugenia Bone.
Material type: TextPublication details: New York : Rodale : Distributed to the trade by Macmillan, c2011.Description: xix, 348 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:- 1605294071 (hardcover)
- 9781605294070 (hardcover)
- Revelations from the weird world of mushrooms
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Adult Book | Main Library | NonFiction | 579.6097 B712 | Checked out | 05/11/2024 | 33111006832634 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
An incredibly versatile cooking ingredient containing an abundance of vitamins, minerals, and possibly cancer-fighting properties, mushrooms are among the most expensive and sought-after foods on the planet. Yet when it comes to fungi, culinary uses are only the tip of the iceberg. Throughout history fungus has been prized for its diverse properties--medicinal, ecological, even recreational--and has spawned its own quirky subculture dedicated to exploring the weird biology and celebrating the unique role it plays on earth. In Mycophilia , accomplished food writer and cookbook author Eugenia Bone examines the role of fungi as exotic delicacy, curative, poison, and hallucinogen, and ultimately discovers that a greater understanding of fungi is key to facing many challenges of the 21st century.
Engrossing, surprising, and packed with up-to-date science and cultural exploration, Mycophilia is part narrative and part primer for foodies, science buffs, environmental advocates, and anyone interested in learning a lot about one of the least understood and most curious organisms in nature.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Forays and festivals -- Conferences and collectors -- Mutualists, decomposers, and parasites -- Hunters, gatherers, and thieves -- The exotics -- Truffles -- All about buttons -- The new superfood -- Fungi that make you well and fungi that make you sick -- Shrooms -- Mycotechnologies -- The superorganism.